 | This article contains promotional content .(October 2019) |
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| Industry | Telecommunication |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Dr. Devasia Kurian |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | iTECS Communications Pvt. Ltd. |
| Website | www |
*astTECS is an Indian telecom company, which provides enterprise telecom products and Asterisk-based open source communication services, [1] [2] headquartered in Bangalore, India. [3]
The company was founded in 2010 and developed its first open source IP PBX system.[ citation needed ]
In 2012, *astTECS launched an NTP 2012 Policy compliant IP PBX series with video conferencing facility. [4] [5]
In October 2012, the company expanded its operation in South Africa and the Middle East through partners. [6]
In 2013, *astTECS was featured in the Red Herring Global Top 100 Winners List [7] [8] and Asia Top 100 Winners. [9]
In September 2014 *astTECS also appointed a partner in Fiji and started its operation in many parts of India like New Delhi, Pune, Indore, Cochin, Mumbai and Coimbatore. [10] It launched *astTECS IP PBX for the hospitality industry in June 2014 [11] and *astTECS IP PBX for educational institutions in June 2016. [12] As of August 2016, it also has offices in Ghana and Botswana. [13] [14] [15]
In June 2017, *astTECS announced the launch of *astPG 30 and *astPG 60 PRI Gateway. [16]
In July 2017, It launched an IP PBX for small and medium-sized businesses. [17]
In November 2017, *astTECS starts providing cloud-based voice logging services. [18]
In May 2018, *astTECS launched *astTRAC, a location tracking CRM system, and *astDial, mobile cloud telephony for contact centers. [19]
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